14 Bikes You've Probably Never Seen - Riva Del Garda Bike Festival 2016

May 2, 2016
by Paul Aston  
The Riva Del Garda Bike Festival is a hotbed of the weird and wonderful. The major European brands may have been stealing the spotlight recently, but there are scores of smaller brands working away in the background. Here are fourteen brands and bikes you've probably never seen.



Bianchi

Bianchi- Bike Festival Riva del Garda

You may be familiar with the Bianchi brand and their road racing heritage but they also have a line of mountain bikes too.

Bianchi - Bike Festival Riva del Garda



Airstreeem

Airstream - Bike Festival Riva del Garda



Corratec

Corratec - Bike Festival Riva del Garda

Corratec
Corratec

This Corratec uses a 'shock for the shock.' Their engineer explained that suspension in general struggles to react to very high-frequency bumps, so they added this elastomer to help. The frame has 160mm of travel and the extra shock gives another 15mm of travel that works throughout the range to help with vibration damping.


Conway WME 827

Conway

Conway's WME can switch between 160 and 170mm of travel with a shock that is driven from both ends.

Conway



Stevens

Stevens

Stevens' 140mm travel Whaka+ ES retails for €3459.


Simplon

Simplon - Bike Festival Riva del Garda

Simplon - Bike Festival Riva del Garda



Drossiger

Drossiger

Drossinger's 29er has 160mm of rear travel. The cutaway that makes space for the shock's piggy-back reservoir has been dubbed 'the ashtray.'

Drossiger
Drossiger



Rose's Prototype Granite Chief

Rose Granite Chief

This is a prototype version of Rose's Granite Chief but is very close to what the 2017 finished product will look like. There are a number of changes over the previous model including Boost hubs, improved internal cable routing, and longer lower and slacker geometry. It's also one of the first bikes we have seen specced with the new metric shock standard.

Rose Granite Chief

Rose Granite Chief
Rose Granite Chief

Rose Granite Chief



Centurion Trailbanger

Centurion

Centurion win the best bike name competition for 2016.



Alutech ICB 2.0

Alutech ICB 2.0

The ICB was crowd-designed by the readers of the fellows over at www.mtb-news.de. Alutech asked the forum-goers what they wanted and the result was 130mm of travel via single pivot with a linkage driven shock, 66.5º head angle, a wide range of sizes and plenty of attention to the details.



Votec

Votec- Bike Festival Riva del Garda

Votec's new VE Elite bike uses a flip chip to switch between 160mm or 170mm and two ride heights for each travel setting. In the low setting the head angle is 64.3º with the 180mm travel Lyrik. This model is available direct from their website for €3099.

Votec - Bike Festival Riva del Garda

Votec - Bike Festival Riva del Garda
Votec - Bike Festival Riva del Garda

Votec- Bike Festival Riva del Garda



Ghost

Ghost - Bike Festival Riva del Garda

Ghosts new PathRiot chassis builds on their smaller 130mm travel Riot frame. The 150mm of coil-sprung rear travel is mixed with a 170mm fork and a 66.5º head angle.

Ghost - Bike Festival Riva del Garda

Ghost - Bike Festival Riva del Garda
Ghost - Bike Festival Riva del Garda

Ghost - Bike Festival Riva del Garda



Salsa

Salsa - Bike Festival Riva del Garda

It's not European but new nonetheless. Salsa's Redpoint has 150mm of travel using a Dave Weagle Split-Link suspension system.

Salsa - Bike Festival Riva del Garda
Salsa - Bike Festival Riva del Garda



RDR Italia

RDR - Bike Festival Riva del Garda

Want Italian craftmanship? Want carbon? RDR may be the answer, all their carbon products are made in Italy including the wheels. This bike pictured will set you back €11000.

RDR - Bike Festival Riva del Garda
RDR - Bike Festival Riva del Garda
RDR - Bike Festival Riva del Garda
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194 Comments
  • 93 3
 that bike wasn't on my RDR until now. okthxbye
  • 19 1
 But I bet it's a real trailbanger
  • 21 3
 That RDR is so neon it should be in a strip club. I'll see myself out...
  • 12 0
 R - D -R'r ....drunken pirate voice... or when homer makes some soothing ocean sounds so Marge can sleep.
  • 9 0
 11,000.00....is that in Euro's or Bit coins? just don't tell me pounds.
  • 8 1
 these puns make me be like R D R Har
  • 20 0
 Nice frame rub on the Conway's WME shock.
  • 4 0
 @richierocket: Holy Crap, there's some explosive decompression in that bikes future! Smile
  • 4 0
 everyone should know about the Bianchi Martini team back in the day
  • 13 0
 @madmon: I think is around 15 million canadian pesos.
  • 2 0
 @richierocket: Saw that too... either the frame opening isn't finished properly or they have bad bushings, assuming the pivot alignments are all correct.
  • 2 7
flag madmon (May 3, 2016 at 9:44) (Below Threshold)
 @fercho25: so 20,000.00US
for a road bike maybe but a mountain bike should be 5K tops. This is bullshit.
  • 42 1
 Some of these are pretty damn good-looking. Others......are not
  • 18 0
 Such insight :-p
  • 37 6
 "German bike festivals are a hotbed of the weird and wonderful......."
I know there are a lot of German tourists and mountain bikers in Riva Del Garda but please, it's not a German tradeshow, it's in Italy.
  • 26 9
 @brutalpedz - Riva del Garda is technically Germany. Most people staying there are Germans. And many "Trentinians" wished they were within borders of Germany rather than being referred to as Italians. Big Grin
  • 4 1
 So true Big Grin
  • 44 2
 Only someone who has never been to the Garda festival would suggest it's not a German bike show...
  • 4 1
 @brutalpedz: funny how it seems...
  • 3 2
 @Earthmotherfu: Why am I finding it hard to write the next line?
  • 2 0
 @metaam: as long as you want the truth to be said...
  • 3 0
 @mattwragg: I've been there, I live in France but come from Bergamo, not so far from there Wink
  • 2 0
 @g-42: Huh huh huh hu-uh huh
  • 6 0
 @mattwragg: so and is there anything wrong with german bike shows? Smile
  • 10 3
 @Dennis1337: the thing owners of Rose and Cube mentioned themselves: target group being people with semi slicks and bar end on their bikes because German market was very homogenic. Anyone can see itin bike designs. First ones to break the spell were Nicolai and YT
  • 3 3
 @WAKIdesigns:

haha, homogenic bikes, get it?
  • 1 2
 @metaam: True!
  • 2 0
 and sooooo what?!?!?
  • 2 0
 @mattwragg: you show a spanish flag do I have to explain what SIMPLON means in spanish? lol
  • 4 0
 This is the 23rd year of the Bike-Magazin (Germany) Festival at Garda lake. Mountain bike trails are basically ancient hiking trails, steep and super-tech in most places. I guess more informative coverage from the event wouldn't hurt.
  • 2 0
 @Mrstamper: true that
  • 4 2
 @WAKIdesigns: Trentinians remember to be Italians only when they have to take money as a "special region". Big Grin
  • 1 1
 2 years in a row biatchi wins fruitloop bike of the year award.
  • 5 1
 @fecalmaster: Says the " FECALMASTER "
  • 1 0
 You mean within borders of AUSTRIA. German is only their common language, but not so much for the Trentinians - that rather accounts for South Tyrol parts such as Vinschgau.
  • 2 1
 @WAKIdesigns: so wrong ,get out from under that old stone and look around
  • 2 1
 @nick1957: really? If you tell me to get back on the ground I may listen to what you have to say. I have no doubts about me loosing touch with reality but you got it the wrong way around Wink
  • 3 1
 @WAKIdesigns:
I'm losing touch with reality
You got it the wrong way round
Excuse me for my banality
Ain't got my ear on the ground

Just listening to some old heart tunes while reading all this sorrySmile
  • 1 0
 @cheorch: maybe people from Alto Adige ..... Trentino are and like to be italians ...
  • 1 2
 @cheorch - I have heard of that from my friend who lives in Milano but comes from Madonna di Campiglio/Pinzolo.

@blacktea - my sources of info come from a Trentinian family, guy from
milano and a guy from Torino, so it's limited, but they all say there's German/Austrian wannabe vibe in Trentino. I don't give a fk, I don't live there and even if I would I would not get into such nonsense of could have would have should have. I am fortunate to have my identity issues sorted out. It was just a joke. Nothing more.
  • 1 1
 @WAKIdesigns:

awesome, did you know that we germans ride almost the same stuff as you do? It's a long time ago that I've seen someone with bar ends and semi slicks. We do race XC or marathon just as everyone else does, even enduro and DH are the same ways..
For me as a marathonist there aren't any differences Big Grin Tight lycras ftw Razz Razz Razz
  • 1 0
 @Dennis1337: not having it matey.load of bollocksWink
  • 1 0
 @WAKIdesigns: Italia has a lot of minor identities and that count a lot for people. I agree this site is not the right place to speak about Wink
  • 25 2
 it's a 4 bar extravaganza! other than tube lines it seems like bike designs are starting to converge into large clusters of sameness
  • 10 0
 I was thinking the same thing. I guess there isn't a patent on it so easy to replicate, alter, paint and sell. On the positive note at least we're not in the 90's riding terrible and often unsafe frames.
  • 2 0
 fortunately the execution is still as important and variable as ever, so while (for good reason) so many bikes are horst-link now, they still don't function the same.
  • 1 0
 So true, everything seem to be 4-bar or linkage driven single pivot these days. It does work very well and is proven so I guess it's easier to start from that when designing a new bike and concentrate on the looks what for making us buy more of them.
  • 2 0
 I'm not complaining either. I just picked up a Snabb that was affordable and packed with all the features you can think of. I keep expecting Kona to switch over like Transition did. With their geo I'd expect sales to go up.
  • 2 0
 For 160mm bikes a lot of companies seem to be going with... 1. horst link suspension 2. longish effective top tubes 3. short 430mm chainstays seems like a winning combo
  • 3 0
 while we're at it, 65-66 HA, 74-75 SA, both internal and external cable options, water bottle mount...what am I missing?
  • 9 1
 Bikes you've never seen that look like bikes you know so well.
  • 2 0
 @conv3rt: no boost, low bb, threaded bb shell, frame weight less than 8 pounds,
  • 2 0
 @cuban-b: raw / black / flouro colour options?
  • 2 1
 @dawnchairy: Yeah that explains it quite well. why would I buy a bike from an unknown company if it is so similar if not the same as a well established model? Feels like those bikes will completely disappear since they don't bring anything new to the market.
  • 22 1
 First thought with that conway is damn that shock clearance is tight. Upon closer inspection it looks like it's too tight. Air can has been rubbed by frame.
  • 3 0
 Ride at your own risk.
  • 2 0
 Literally scrolled down to say the same thing, looks like the shock may have been fitted as an after thought but that definitely needs to be revisited... that much rubbing is definitely not a good thing haha!
  • 1 0
 If you look really closely it looks like the bike has been dropped/damaged so that's a possibility? My head exploded looking at the linkage which pushes on the shock from the bottom and the top.
  • 1 0
 I have the same Bike and can tell you that there is enough space. He Probably got a stone between the vivid and the frame.
The frame on the pic is from this guy:
youtu.be/BaLbA6ZFVLI
  • 1 0
 It is definitely too tight around the aircan they had to add zip ties as cheap guides so it doesn't damage the shock more.
  • 1 0
 there are gouges on the outside of the frame as well as the shock body.
  • 1 0
 @mtbman1980: The zip tie prevents the reverb cable from rubbing on the moving damper, correctly routed that wouldn't be needed.
The marks on the outside of the frame are stock. I know its kinda stupid but they sell the bike in "used raw".
Don't get me wrong, I don't want to advertise the Bike but I would like to correct wrong guesses.
  • 1 0
 @Bikerider9: there is no cable to route at this location, they all follow the downtube.
  • 1 0
 @mtbman1980: the left cable is for the back brake, the right one for the rear derailleur. The middle one for the reverb, which is routed inside the arch (on the inside wall, not internally) and goes up to the seat tube.
If you want, I can do picture from my frame.
  • 1 0
 nah it's not rubbing, that's my bike and i got a rock between frame and vivid... somehow...
  • 1 0
 @mtbman1980: reverb stealth Wink
  • 21 7
 I want to put together pictures of Kona Process 153 on the left and Drossiger on the right and make it into a "Crystal Meth - not even once" meme
  • 2 0
 No kidding!
  • 11 1
 That Drossinger!! Why would you do that, can't you just make the TT slightly higher and rotate the shock?? There used to be a saying in the UK "about as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle", never thought we would see one on a MTB
  • 5 2
 There are too many people designing and building bikes who don't have an eye for detail and what makes a good bike.
  • 2 0
 Especially if you compare it to specialized or evil who showed that a "normal looking" 160mm 29er is possible
  • 1 0
 Yeah also thought about that when I saw it. There seems to be only disadvantages to "notching" the downtube to make space for the shock. I mean all the shocks fit all the bikes in 99% of the cases so why the hole thing? Couldn't they position it differently so the shock would have plenty of space?
  • 1 0
 Yeah but then you get the look of the new Lapierre spicy and everyone will bitch about how it looks
  • 2 1
 @andnyleswillriot: That's because the spicy is fugly. If you want to see a good looking bike check out the Starling enduro bike. Dirt did a glowing review on it. IMO if it looks right (simple and clean) it probably is.
  • 1 0
 @fartymarty: cool except that bike has nothing to do with the whole top/down tube problem we're discussing here... And you're saying if it looks right it probably is? What the hell are you even talking about? Hahahah
  • 2 0
 @andnyleswillriot: Sorry I think I kinda missed the point a little but, but in a way didn't... If we start with the principle that "if it looks right it probably is" and go from there... it seems some bike designers evolve things to solve small problems and make bikes work better but end up with an ugly and complicated looking bike at the end of it. A good example of this is the Barel era Konas. They worked great and had great geometry but they got pretty ugly at the end. Then they took a step back and brought out the Process frames which look great again. I'm not saying that bikes need to be good looking to work and generally things that are less complicated have the most amount of design input to get them looking clean and simple. I am not an Apple fan (or have any of their products) but do like their "design". Sometimes you need to step away and go back to the drawing board.
  • 14 2
 Wow that orange Bianchi actually looks really good. I had no idea they made MTBs.
  • 6 1
 The Bianchi Mountain Bikes are pretty sweet!
  • 3 0
 I work at a Bianchi Dealer and I had no idea they made this bike. Not available here it seems.
  • 3 0
 @cristouf you're french and never saw a Bianchi mtb? They started making them in 1991 and must have sold like millions since Julien Absalon won the 2004 Olympics on one. And check this out guys,Bianchi even had a US-based downhill team in the late 90's!
  • 2 1
 @SteveDekker: Global site. Steep ass HA. much disappoint. www.bianchi.com/uk/bikes/bikes_detail.aspx?rangeIDMaster=277647&categoryIDMaster=277652&bikeIDMaster=277843
  • 13 0
 I've been through the desert on a Horst with no name
  • 8 0
 The Corratec elastomer shock-damper thing seems like a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. You know what else is made of rubber, cheap, easy to tune for pressure & ride feel, and is literally designed to absorb high-frequency trail stutter?

Tyres.
  • 10 0
 That cutaway on the Drossiger should have been dubbed '' The Urinal''.
  • 7 0
 cool to see PB give some exposure to some smaller guys. good looking bikes or not, i love checking em out. props PB.
  • 7 0
 The Ghost Riot is an amazing bike. It should be sold all over the world!
  • 2 0
 trying to understand the tucked links near the BB
  • 4 1
 Mountain Equipment Coop sells Ghost bikes in Canada.
  • 5 0
 REI sells them here in the U.S.
  • 4 0
 @lobohusky: I talked to one of the company engineers/marketing guys over the course of a multi day event and they seem to think REI is the golden goose. Same with MEC. Couldn't shake his opinion, doesn't understand that mtb customers rarely poke their heads inside those outlets and if they do, rarely buy a high end carbon machine from a guy who sells primarily tents. He was a pretty cool to talk to, had lots to say about the engineering process he has gone through for these bikes.

What was cool is the rear shock, that CCDB coil with a climb switch.
  • 7 1
 @bonfire: there are some pretty knowledgeable and professionally train mechanics at the REI near me.
  • 3 0
 @bonfire: REI seems to be leaning pretty hard into the mtb market, check out their website front page right now. I wouldn't be surprised with they retooled their stores to be more mtb focused year round instead of swapping it in and out with ski equipment like they do now (at least as my local REI's)

i'm surprised they haven't started stocking more bikepacking equipment in store already. REI + MTB = bikepacking, of course
  • 1 0
 I don't mean this in a rude way, but does anyone actually buy these in the US? I haven't seen any on the trails and nor have I seen the REI guys shredding them either. Seem like a reasonably good buy...
  • 2 0
 @bonfire: Hmm, interesting. Perhaps they think of REI as a Golden Goose is because of their market presence throughout the U.S. I mean, I personally don't think of REI first when I think of a new MTB, but I do consider them and have looked in their stores and on their website to see what they have. I'd say they are unique because they have such a variety of outdoor equipment (skiing, rock climbing, canoes, kayaks, bikes, shoes, clothes, etc.) and it's generally perceived as high-end equipment. Not only that, but their staff does seem knowledgeable from what I've gathered in my experience. So I'd say Ghost sees an opportunity to grab some outdoor enthusiasts who have some cash to spend on outdoors equipment and say, hmm, I've been thinking of getting into MTBing. It'll be interesting to see if it actually works.

@Klainmeister: I've never seen one either, but have seen some pretty nice ones on the racks at my local REI here in Portland. I think they just started selling there last year, so I wouldn't expect to see too many just yet. But time will tell.
  • 6 0
 My wife works at REI and I've seen the bikes up close. The attention to detail is there and the riot link idea is solid. The problem is you get consumers at REI who know nothing about bikes. There is a review on the site now of the Riot and the guy says it's to heavy and not as light as his hardtail. Then he complains it comes with a low end shock. It's a cane Creek dbinline for crying out loud. Just shows that the consumers who buy bikes at REI don't really know anything about bikes. That can be a good or bad thing if it leads to negative and misleading information.
  • 3 1
 @xeren: REI was doing... ok on entering the MBT market in the early 90's (although the bikes were shit) it was a start. then came board member Sally Jewel in 1996, she was elected COO and then CEO in 2005. Jewel who was born in London, is one of those hardcore advocates against bikes of any kind on trails anywhere; a total environmentalist fruitloop! So the MBT program was non existent while she was at REI especially from 2000-2013. So because of her activism, REI missed everything.
In 2013 she became obamas secretary of the interior. Now she uses the executive office to close our trails on public lands.
But after she left REI, they started re-building its MBT program.
Personally I don't think they can pull it off.
  • 1 0
 @spinto21: No LBS?
  • 2 1
 @SteveDekker: This is an interesting Point and I am intrigued to look into it. Although it seems when she was in office alot of the outreach to the MTB community was still in tact and I think company helped get quite a few trail systems in the North East protected or opened up.

When any new CEO takes over, restructuring takes place, it all depends on the support they get from the employees and community. It will be an uphill battle but I think there is something to be said about trying to attract people with lighter wallets and less machismo to the sport, the more support MTB organizations get the more access all mtbers get.

It will be interesting to see how the program plays out.

I've gotten far better service from mechanics at REI than any shop Ive been to. (Except the dudes at Jacks in Bellingham WA, those guys were ridiculously helpful when it came to where to ride on a short visit this winter)

It will be interesting to see how the program plays out.
  • 3 0
 @ridestuff: I haven't seen any at LBS to be honest but I also can't claim to have visited every bike shop.
  • 1 0
 @trumbullhucker55: Gotta be another lever hidden in there- bottom end of the shock needs to be pushed up somehow. Seems like a complicated way to do what everyone else does from the other end.
  • 7 0
 That Rose is really clean. Loving the shapes and welds
  • 3 2
 looks like a santa cruz ! frame shape speaking
  • 1 1
 I agree, curious about it. Looks like it has Giant-esque dropouts, however, which are horrible.
  • 4 1
 The elastomer damper on the Corratec is a really good idea for enduro / trailbikes. To pedal well they give up that beginning stroke suppleness that is very desirable on the descents. This copies what 99.9% of car suspension has been doing since the invention of the strut/ coilover assembly. I hope this catches on.
  • 3 0
 We need a real review on the Alutech ICB 2.0 and the Ghosts PathRiot, i'm in the market for my next trail bike, a comparison to say the banshee spitfire or the santa crus bronson would be greatly appreciated, Please Pinkbike!
  • 7 0
 trailbanger hahahahaha
  • 3 0
 is that what happens with a Path riot gets out of hand?
  • 2 1
 Ugly fecker more like
  • 2 3
 Back-packer
  • 1 0
 Lol.
  • 5 2
 Rose is the new YT Industries. Now, if only they made it easier for US customers to know final pricing...and a B+ version of the Granite Chief with clearance for 3.25 would be rad.
  • 7 0
 Rose are 'little bit' older, just not that popular.
  • 5 0
 @barzaka: *not that popular within pinkbike members
  • 3 0
 The Root Miller is close, though it looks like 3" is the limit (140mm travel). I've seen pictures of that test mule bike with 3" plus tires on it.

The user configurable part of the bikes is what I can't wait to see adopted: no more comparing complete bikes based on how little I'll end up substituting for a more clyde proof part.
  • 1 0
 @tehllama: where are you seeing such test mules? Instagram?
  • 1 0
 @PHeller: enduro-mtb.com/en/first-look-rose-root-miller-granite-chief-2017
  • 3 0
 I pulled a (old) bianchi mtb out of a dumpster last fall. I was going to oil the chain, tru the wheels, adjust the brakes, and ride it as a beater bike. Maybe I'll try to sell it now
  • 2 0
 Wow the welds on the Drossinger look a little rough.. If it's a budget bike they can get away with that but if there going upmarket with this bike, the weld job on that bike isn't going to cut it..
  • 4 0
 If you aren't afraid of getting eye cancer: google Conway E-Rider Street. The most horrible abomination ever.
  • 5 1
 That RDR at 11000€ ($16,000 CDN) price made me throw up in my mouth a little.
  • 2 2
 i like that finish on the rdr frame
  • 2 0
 That's almost $1,000 CDN less than the new Cannondale scalpel....
  • 5 0
 The Simplon rigid HT set up is beautiful.
  • 1 0
 I would like to ride that Corratec... It could be very good or downright unnecessary. I can see the idea but I have no idea how it would translate... motos and cars don't use anything like this, you'd think the engineering possibility would have been researched for something like this.
  • 2 0
 I was about to ask about a feature on the Conway WME. They build them for 650b and another frame for 29" and midfat. I would love to see a feature about the company or the bike
  • 1 0
 I had a full ridge Bianchi many many years ago with 18spd thumb shift and canti brakes. It was sweet it was pearl white with random paint freckling on it like a tooth brush had been flicked on it. it was amazing for trials riding
  • 4 1
 I'm stoked that the new Rose bike has the new metric shock standard. Inches are sooooo 2015!
  • 6 0
 Inches are 1815.
  • 2 0
 That VE is nice but those three welds on the chainstay is a recipe for snapping it in half under heavy stress. Gary Fisher found out the hard way and so did I.
  • 3 0
 As a german I know almost all of these bikes !
  • 2 0
 It would be a lot of fun to test ride all these smaller/newer brands of bike.
  • 4 0
 That salsa is gorgeous.
  • 2 1
 Yeah and with DW you know it rocks!
  • 3 0
 14 more bikes I cant afford........
  • 3 0
 I like that Rose Bike a lot! Looks super nice in raw.
  • 2 0
 Well, I knew 10 of the bikes...I don´t know how you thought that they would be that unknowen...
  • 2 0
 That Steven's looks good. Their base model looks like good spec for 2.8k US.
  • 3 0
 Ashtray? My Furious has a bike vigina
  • 1 0
 For 160mm bikes a lot of companies seem to be going with... 1. horst link suspension 2. longish effective top tubes 3. short 430mm chainstays seems like a winning combo
  • 1 0
 Buy our bike and we will include 3x Zip-Ties! We designed our bike to utilize the light-weight alternative to cable guides and C-Clips.
  • 1 0
 Pimp my Corratec: Hey! I heard you like shocks? So I decided to put a shock on top of your shock!
It's like a shock for the shock! BOOM!
  • 3 0
 I only counted 13 brands, was one of them a Ghost?
  • 2 0
 Holy Horst Link batman...
  • 2 0
 I see Ghost bikes every time I go to an REI smh....
  • 4 1
 that conway looks sick
  • 2 0
 agreed, it was simple, but my eye went to that one the most.
  • 6 0
 My eye went to the shock rubbing on the frame
  • 2 0
 @sunday06: yeah, I wondered about that too...of course could've been a careless tech.
  • 2 0
 @preach: a rock went between frame and shock and did the damage. Wink
  • 1 0
 The chain on that Airstreeem seems a bit unhelpful. Putting your website right on your rim however......super helpful
  • 2 0
 @paulaston it's www.mtb-news.de Smile
  • 2 0
 Corratec's bike is intersting but.... the color hurts my eyes Smile Smile Smile
  • 1 0
 Yes, the idea is good though & makes sense!!!
  • 1 0
 So I guess the Redpoint is the final admission from Salsa that both the On-sight and the Flash frames were failures?
  • 2 0
 There are officially to many bike manufacturers.
  • 2 0
 that Redpoint i bet is a shit ton of fun!
  • 1 0
 The shock for the shock,sounds good but it does remind me of my old anti gravity fork I had about 18 years ago haha
  • 2 0
 A shock for a shock.. What about the shock for the shock for the shock?
  • 1 0
 Bianchi also have a mountainbike range...? Technically they invented the mountainbike if I'm not mistaken?
  • 1 0
 That Votec seems pretty awesome to me, makes think twice about the capra.
  • 2 1
 That rose looks too much like a bronson
  • 1 0
 A shisha bar in Ljubliana. LOL
  • 2 1
 that Ghost bike looks so sick.
  • 2 0
 Votec!
  • 6 1
 Looks like a Capra
  • 1 0
 Looks exactly like a diamondback mission
  • 1 0
 and that RDR bike weighs ??? 5 kg ?
  • 2 1
 it`s "mtb-news.de"... shouldn`t be that hard to get right.
  • 1 0
 so fsr is the way to good huh?
  • 1 0
 That Ghost looks like an Evil and Canyon made a nice looking baby.
  • 1 0
 Can I have that Ghost pls
  • 1 0
 Simplon. That s a shisha bar in Ljubljana.
  • 1 0
 cool beans i like the bianchis
  • 3 1
 GHOST is sold at REI LOL
  • 1 0
 so is cannondale and diamondback... and until last year so was scott and gt.

and may I ask why its funny?
  • 1 0
 I'd have the Bianchi and RDR.
  • 1 0
 LOL at a "shock driven at both ends"...
  • 1 0
 When Skynet builds a bike that Alutech will be it. (not a compliment)
  • 1 0
 Does the Alutech come in carbon as well?
  • 1 0
 nope, steel !!
www.portus-cycles.de/?page_id=480
  • 1 0
 I have seen Goest before.
  • 1 1
 We got the Salsa Redpoint GX in MTL !!
  • 2 2
 Salsa Bighorn eh Paul? How many German beers you slam??
  • 1 0
 @paulaston should be Redpoint not Bighorn, sorry buddy!
  • 1 0
 1 Salsa to go please.
  • 1 2
 A shock within a shock within a shock??? Hellllooo corratec.
  • 1 1
 Votex = diamondback
  • 1 2
 Is it just me or do they all look od???
  • 1 2
 wow.... RDR and Simplon
  • 4 7
 All that could-have-been FSR royalties just down the drain HAHAHAHAHA in your face Special(needs)lized !
  • 5 1
 Well they did pay someone(horst leitner) for his invention, right? Will inventors keep working unless they get paid?







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